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????這場法律大戰開始于今年4月，當時蘋果（Apple）在美國加州起訴三星（Samsung），稱后者一直在全盤照抄自己iPhone和iPad的設計。現在戰斗已進入“核戰爭”階段。 ????從韓國到英國，蘋果和三星已向多家部門提起了貿易訴訟和反訴訟，而上周四，三星又在華盛頓向美國際貿易委員會（U.S. International Trade Commission，簡稱ITC）提起訴訟。三星指控蘋果侵犯了自己五項關鍵專利，要求ITC發布永久禁令，禁止美國輸入由中國制造的蘋果iPhone、iPad和iPod touch。 ????三星此舉也許旨在先發制人。軟件專利博客FOSS Patents的弗洛里安?穆勒表示，蘋果正準備請求ITC對三星銀河（Galaxy）系列產品發布類似禁令，這些產品包括智能手機和平板電腦，和蘋果的產品非常像。 ????三星是世界上最大的存儲芯片制造商，而蘋果是其最重要的客戶之一。不過不斷升級的法律大戰可能會危及兩者的關系。 ????蘋果已經表態，將竭盡全力保護自己最賺錢產品的外觀和操作手感方面的專利。穆勒表示，從三星的觀點來看，“為第三方制造電子元器件的利潤相對較低，而把握機遇，成為移動設備領域主要消費品牌才是自己的重心。” ????穆勒表示，“兩家公司似乎都相當明確自己的當務之急，他們很可能會撕破臉皮，一拍兩散。” ????雖然從目前來看，和解似乎不大可能，不過時間仍然充裕。ITC做出最終裁決還需要16到18個月時間。 ????譯者：項航 |
????The legal battle began in April when Apple (AAPL) filed a suit in California accusing Samsung of "slavishly" copying its iPhone and iPad designs has gone nuclear. ????After trading suits and counter suits in several legal venues, from South Korea to the U.K., Samsung on Thursday took its case to the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington. It accused Apple of violating five key Samsung patents and asked the ITC for a permanent ban that would prevent Apple from bringing into the U.S. the iPhones, iPads and iPod touches that it manufacturers in China. ????The move may have been a preemptive strike. According to FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller, Apple was expected to ask the ITC for a similar ban on Samsung's Galaxy product line, which includes smartphones and tablet computers that closely resembles Apple's. ????Samsung is the world largest manufacturer of memory chips and Apple is one of its most important customers. The escalating legal battle, however, seems to have put that relationship at risk. ????Apple has indicated that it will vigorously defend the patents that cover the look and feel of its most profitable products. From Samsung's point of view, writes Mueller, "manufacturing electronics components for third parties is a low-margin business compared to the opportunity of being a major consumer brand for mobile devices." ????"These two companies appear to have set very clear priorities," he says, "and they may be heading for an ugly divorce." ????Although a reconciliation seems unlikely at this point, there is still time. A final decision from the ITC could take 16 to 18 months. |
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